mentality

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Cultivating creative initiative at even the lowest unit levels is an important military mentality shift.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

If a person has a hard time cancelling a subscription, they form a negative association with the process, not a positive mentality about the prospect of saving money.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

In fact, Bayern manager Vincent Kompany says Olise has the "mentality" of Kevin de Bruyne.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Now that I think about it, I might have a kind of bunker mentality when it comes to gas prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

In those days of May, before the story from France was fully understood, before the bombing of the city in September, London had the outward signs, but not yet the mentality, of war.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan